Chapter 8 of The Powers and Maxine is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Powers and Maxine is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead. "I can't think now. I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me. "By and by I'll think it all out." But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
Chapter 8 of The Powers and Maxine is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.”
with great urgency
From this reading “I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.”
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later than; following
From this reading But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "By and by I'll think it all out."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "By and by I'll think it all out."
react verbally
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By and by I'll think it all out."
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From this reading "I can't think now.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
with great urgency
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By and by I'll think it all out."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "By and by I'll think it all out."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
not any; not one
From this reading But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I can't think now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "By and by I'll think it all out."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I can't think now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But after that my part gave me no more time to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading MAXINE GIVES BACK THE DIAMONDS I tried to answer the question, to decide something; but my brain felt dead.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I must trust to luck--trust to luck," I said to myself, desperately, as Marianne dressed me.
Chapter 8 of The Powers and Maxine by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 111 sentences of The Powers and Maxine, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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